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The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year

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The plans illustrate Southwest
Airport
 now and show the redevelopment of an
airport
 that will take place
next
 year. The plans show Southwest
Airport
 now and
next
 year, after redevelopment. Overall, the
airport
 will be expanded to provide more gates, and the addition of other new facilities will offer more convenience for both departing and arriving
passengers
. The
departures
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 entrance is on the left as one faces the building. Upon entering,
passport
control
 and security can be seen straight ahead. After redevelopment, a bag-drop area will be added in the
departures
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 hall, before one goes through
passport
control
.
Although
 the check-in counters will be relocated to make room for the new bag-drop area, they will still be right before
passport
control
. The café,
on the other hand
, will be moved close to the entrances. Once through security,
passengers
 will see some shops, which the
airport
 currently doesn’t have. Ahead is the concourse. At the moment, there are 8 gates and
passengers
 may use a moving walkway to get to their boarding gate. Going forward, the
airport
 will have a much longer concourse with 18 gates so the walkway will be replaced by a sky train. Moving on to the arrivals hall, at present
passport
control
 and customs are the only services in the hall. Beginning
next
 year,
however
, there will be a cafe, ATM machines and car hire arriving
passengers
 can use after clearing customs.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • terminal
  • car park
  • runways
  • redevelopment
  • proposed changes
  • expanded terminals
  • new gates
  • additional parking
  • amenities
  • navigation
  • environmental impact
  • economic impact
  • job creation
  • traffic congestion
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